Geographical Indications: connecting people, places and products

FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are working with smallholder farmers in Montenegro on sustainable agrifood value chains.

In the mountainous northern region, families have been producing specialty traditional food products for years, like Govedja beef prosciutto and Kolasin Lisnati cheese – and now mountain producers and their products are getting more recognition via geographical indications, or GIs. A GI is a sign to differentiate products with specific characteristics, qualities or reputations resulting from their geographical origin. Products linked to their territory are often the result of traditional processes and knowledge carried passed from generation to generation by a community in a particular region.

Thanks to the link between such products and their areas of origin, they can help to preserve local resources and food diversity, maintain traditions and contribute to sustainable rural development.


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